Page 5: Historical Events In June - 24

1908  A Kopff discovers asteroids #663 Gerlinde ʘ Judith on June - 24.   

1908  Yanks replace Clark Griffith with Kid Elberfeld as manager who is destined to have worse won-lost pct of any Yankee mgr 27-71 (.276) on June - 24.   

1908  On June - 24 hugo Distler, composer   

1908  On this day in history grover Cleveland, 22nd & 24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97), dies at 71   

1909  15th US Golf Open: George Sargent shoots a 290 at Englewood GC NJ on this day in history.   

1909  Milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC) on June - 24.   

1910  50th British Golf Open: James Braid shoots a 299 at St Andrews Scot on this day in history.   

1910  Denis Dowling, baritone on June - 24.   

1911  17th US Golf Open: John McDermott shoots a 307 at Chicago GC in Ill on this day in history.   

1911  Juan Manuel Fangio, racing driver on June - 24.   

1912  On this day in history brian Johnston, cricketer (BBC radio commentator & cake connoisseur)   

1913  On this day in history 53rd British Golf Open: J H Taylor shoots a 304 at Hoylake Hoylake   

1913  John Kubris, Czech resistance fighter on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history frank Lynes, composer, dies at 55   

1914  On this day in history g Neujmin discovers asteroid #789 Lena   

1914  King Peter I of Serbia names son Alexander the Prince-regent on June - 24.   

1915  On June - 24 800 die as excursion steamer Eastland capsizes in Chicago   

1915  Charles James Dunn, Japanese scholar on this day in history.   

1916  On June - 24 the most lucrative movie contract to the time was signed by actress, Mary Pickford. She inked the first sevenfigure Hollywood deal.   

1916  Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to get a million dollar contract on June - 24.   

1916  On June - 24 john Ciardi, poet/critic (translated Dante)   

1917  On this day in history russian Black Sea fleet mutiny at Sebastopol   

1919  Al Molinaro, Kenosha Wisc, actor (Murray-Odd Couple, Al-Happy Days) on this day in history.   

1920  Chuvash Autonomous Region formed in RSFSR on June - 24.   

1920  Chuvash Autonomous Region forms in RSFSR on this day in history.   

1920  Bernhard Krol, composer on June - 24.   

1921  Billy Casper, golfer on June - 24.   

1922  AFPA changes name to NFL, Chicago Staleys become Chicago Bears on June - 24.   

1922  On June - 24 aadje [Alida WM] Lyre, Dutch twin daughter of Prince Hendrik(?)   

1922  On June - 24 walter Rathenau, German foreign minister, killed by anti-semites at 54   

1923  On June - 24 pope Pius XI speaks against allies occupying Ruhrgebied   

1923  On this day in history jack Carter, Bkln NY, comedian/actor (Amazing Dobermans, Octagon)   

1924  59th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 301 at Hoylake Hoylake on June - 24.   

1924  Ranasinghe Premadasa, president of Sri Lanka (1989-93) on June - 24.   

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1244  On June - 24 birth of hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308)   

1322  On this day in history birth of johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry)   

1343  On June - 24 birth of jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373)   

1386  Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456) was born on this day in history.   

1485  Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558) was born on this day in history.   

1499  On June - 24 birth of johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians)   

1519  On this day in history birth of theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605)   

1533  On this day in history birth of robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth   

0803  On this day in history death of higbald of Lindisfarne   

1398  Death of Hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328) on June - 24.   

1439  Death of Duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. 1382) on this day in history.   

1475  On this day in history albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54   

1519  Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39 on June - 24.   

1520  Death of Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489) on this day in history.   

1572  On June - 24 death of adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged   

1604  Death of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550) on June - 24.